What are the responsibilities and job description for the Resident/Tenant Assistant position at Arcadia Care?
Job Summary:
The primary purpose of the Assisted Living (AL) Resident/Tenant Assistant is to provide residents/tenants in the facility with nursing and personal care under the supervision of the Wellness Director, to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of all residents/tenants of the facility, in accordance with the facility’s established policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations, and the directions your supervisors, in order to assure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. As a Resident/Tenant Assistant, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for performing your assigned duties.
Essential Duties:
The primary purpose of the Assisted Living (AL) Resident/Tenant Assistant is to provide residents/tenants in the facility with nursing and personal care under the supervision of the Wellness Director, to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of all residents/tenants of the facility, in accordance with the facility’s established policies and procedures and applicable laws and regulations, and the directions your supervisors, in order to assure the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times. As a Resident/Tenant Assistant, you are delegated the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability for performing your assigned duties.
Essential Duties:
- Maintain the confidentiality of resident/tenant information and honor his/her personal and property rights.
- Carry out assignments for resident/tenant care including (but not limited to): bathing, dressing, grooming, shaving, restorative nursing procedures, and retraining.
- Report and record any changes in resident/tenant conditions and needs, i.e., eating habits, behavior, temperature, etc.
- Be responsible for the well-being and nursing care of all residents/tenants assigned while on duty.
- Take vital signs and monthly weights and record results in the residents’/tenants’ chart as directed by physician.
- Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and free of hazardous conditions, i.e. spills, excess laundry carts, baskets, supplies, etc. and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored while working, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, mealtimes, and end of the workday.
- Low-cost Health, Dental, Vision, 401K, and more
- $25,000 Company Paid Life Insurance – at no cost to you
- Daily Pay - get your money when you want
- Paid Vacations - rolls over each year
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly Employee Appreciation Events
- Birthday, Anniversary Celebrations
- Full-time, Part-time, PRN available
- Free Employee Assistance Programs - professional support & guidance on family, money, health, legal services and more
- Huge Discounts at all major retailers (Walmart, Costco, etc.) at no cost to you
- Virtual Visits with Doctors 24/7, without setting up additional accounts or appointments
- Paid Break Time for Nursing Mothers
- Time Off to Vote
- Experience in Long Term Care.
- Must have patience, tact, cheerful disposition & enthusiasm, as well as be willing to handle residents based on whatever maturity level at which they are currently functioning.
- Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
Salary : $16 - $18
